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Interesting, but it doesn’t really point to the popular theories of Dr. Whale being either Peter Pan or Frankenstein. I expect that he probably won’t be either now, but those there’s been a lot of evidence people have dug up for both theories.

Already decided he HAD to be Gulliver or Dr. Frankenstein…Quick, can anyone come up with evidence that works ‘tail’ into Frankenstein?

I wonder if the shock will somehow work into a ‘layered’ reveal. He was _____________ in fairytale land until Regina turned him into something else: possibly Monstro. He seems to be laughing at what appears to be Regina unable to cast a spell (just my opinion on the interaction, sure it’s wrong).

@Lil’Red wrote:

He seems to be laughing at what appears to be Regina unable to cast a spell (just my opinion on the interaction, sure it’s wrong).

That’s what it looks like to me too. He seems to be standing up there beside her, but then her magic fails, and he laughs at her, then confronts her.

@slurpeez108 wrote:

Perhaps Once Upon a Tail fits the Cheshire Cat theory. At first, I thought no way, but now I’m starting to wonder. The Cheshire Cat could disappear, which might explain his missing limb. We’re supposed to find out his connection to Regina in episode 5. Could Dr. Whale have been her cat in FTL, since she’s a witch?

Well witches do traditionally have familiars, which are often portrayed as being cats. He was her lapdog in SB coz he was her cat in FTL? 😉 This Cheshire Cat theory could work. It’d certainly explain why he was still happily wandering around SB, even with a missing limb, because the Cat could make parts of his body disappear. The Cheshire Cat is famous for his grin, and Mr Anders has a sly one of those himself. I’ve already had Regina pegged as having a tie to Wonderland because I think Cora is QoH. I wonder if the Cat’s ability to appear and disappear anywhere at will meant that he was able to pop back and forth between worlds? Maybe he was Regina’s pet, and she’d send him back and forth between worlds to spy on QoH.

If Dr Whale has a Wonderland connection, perhaps he knew Jefferson, (actually, reading up on my Cheshire Cat facts just now, he was the one who told Alice which direction the Hatter lived in), which could explain why Jefferson knew about the hospital dungeon. Perhaps?

Recently, David Anders confirmed in an interview, “But you learn what world I come from, who I am and it’s really cool.” It sort of makes me wonder if he’s not from FTL at all but from another land.

Insider.com: You’re also starring on Once Upon A Time — what can you tease about season 2?
David: Oh man, you don’t even know. We just finished episode 5, which is gonna knock your socks off. I’m back in a big way! You’ll learn who Dr. Whale is – I’m the only fairytale character who hasn’t been revealed yet, but I promise you, I’m not just a womanizing lech who occasionally heals people. I’m still a ****-hound, but the magic is released so everyone is realizing who they are.

Looking at the source of the interview, I see that the word that’s **** out here is a slang word for something rude, but is also another word for cat. Was he just swearing for the helluvit, or was he dropping a hint? 😉

If only 6 out of 10,000 people have managed to guess his true FTL identity, at least I won’t feel so bad when I discover how wrong I was.

😆 WORD!

I haven’t the slightest idea what this title could mean. NONE.

@hjbau wrote:

I like the cheshire cat theory. It would be odd if he was a random character connected to no ones story so at least that would be a point of connection to Regina and Jefferson and potentially Cora.

Actually, this makes sense. David Anders recently gave an interview and (this is going to sound incredibly crude, so I apologize before hand) he literally called his character a “pussy hound”. Maybe that’s a clue. 😆